Cop Kills Biker In Indiana!!!
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Cop Kills Biker In Indiana!!!
MERRILLVILLE -- A motorcyclist was thrown through the air when he collided
with a police car that witnesses say sped through a red light at U.S. 30 and
Ind. 55 on Sunday night and didn't stop after hitting the man who died of
his injuries.
The motorcyclist was identified by the Lake County coroner's office as
Anthony J. Jatiela, 28, of 6671 Monroe Court, Merrillville. He was taken to
The Methodist Hospitals Southlake Campus where he died at 8:08 p.m.
One witness described the scenario as two Merrillville police cars "drag
racing" on U.S. 30. The officers were on their way to answer a call of shots
having been fired, according to police. That call resulted in the death of
one person and was classified as a suicide, according to the coroner's
office.
Witnesses said the police cars, traveling side by side westbound on U.S. 30,
were doing so at "an excessive, high rate of speed."
Lake County Sheriff's Police are investigating the accident. Cpl. Glen Lang
said he had few details but that the Merrillville police cars were traveling
with their emergency lights and siren activated.
The Merrillville police officer driving the car involved in the accident was
taken to The Methodist Hospitals Southlake Campus in Merrillville. His
identity and condition weren't available Sunday night.
A Merrillville man who asked not to be identified said he witnessed the
accident while stopped at the red light on the eastbound side of U.S. 30. He
said two Merrillville police squad cars went around the vehicles waiting at
the red light in the westbound lanes of U.S. 30. He claimed the officers had
their lights on but not their sirens.
"One went in the turning lane to right and one went in the turning lane to
the left. They didn't slow down at all ... . When they got into the
intersection there was a motorcycle going north and it ran right into the
cop," the man said.
"He (the motorcyclist) flew into the air, I don't even know what happened to
the motorcycle. I didn't see it after that."
Ed Kurzeija, of Lansing, also said one of the police cars went through the
intersection without slowing down.
"He just hit the guy at full speed and he went airborne. He landed on his
head," Kurzeija said. "I've never seen anything like it. It was like they
were drag racing and then boom," he said.
"There was no reason for what happened," retired policeman Ed Fitzgerald, of
Calumet City, said.
"They just didn't slow and look." Fitzgerald said answering a call of shots
having been fired was no reason not to use caution.
According to the Merrillville man who was a witness, the officer that
collided with the motorcyclist kept on driving then pulled over to the side
of the road a ways down from the intersection. He said the other officer
stopped right away.
"I was about 10 feet from where (the motorcyclist) landed. I had my
12-year-old daughter in the car, she just freaked. There was a pool of blood
near his head. The cop knelt down near him and said, 'Hey man are you okay,'
and the guy never responded," the man said.
"To me it was strange because they didn't have their sirens on," the
Merrillville man said. "To me it was clearly his (the officer's) fault. It
was a red light and they didn't have their sirens on."
with a police car that witnesses say sped through a red light at U.S. 30 and
Ind. 55 on Sunday night and didn't stop after hitting the man who died of
his injuries.
The motorcyclist was identified by the Lake County coroner's office as
Anthony J. Jatiela, 28, of 6671 Monroe Court, Merrillville. He was taken to
The Methodist Hospitals Southlake Campus where he died at 8:08 p.m.
One witness described the scenario as two Merrillville police cars "drag
racing" on U.S. 30. The officers were on their way to answer a call of shots
having been fired, according to police. That call resulted in the death of
one person and was classified as a suicide, according to the coroner's
office.
Witnesses said the police cars, traveling side by side westbound on U.S. 30,
were doing so at "an excessive, high rate of speed."
Lake County Sheriff's Police are investigating the accident. Cpl. Glen Lang
said he had few details but that the Merrillville police cars were traveling
with their emergency lights and siren activated.
The Merrillville police officer driving the car involved in the accident was
taken to The Methodist Hospitals Southlake Campus in Merrillville. His
identity and condition weren't available Sunday night.
A Merrillville man who asked not to be identified said he witnessed the
accident while stopped at the red light on the eastbound side of U.S. 30. He
said two Merrillville police squad cars went around the vehicles waiting at
the red light in the westbound lanes of U.S. 30. He claimed the officers had
their lights on but not their sirens.
"One went in the turning lane to right and one went in the turning lane to
the left. They didn't slow down at all ... . When they got into the
intersection there was a motorcycle going north and it ran right into the
cop," the man said.
"He (the motorcyclist) flew into the air, I don't even know what happened to
the motorcycle. I didn't see it after that."
Ed Kurzeija, of Lansing, also said one of the police cars went through the
intersection without slowing down.
"He just hit the guy at full speed and he went airborne. He landed on his
head," Kurzeija said. "I've never seen anything like it. It was like they
were drag racing and then boom," he said.
"There was no reason for what happened," retired policeman Ed Fitzgerald, of
Calumet City, said.
"They just didn't slow and look." Fitzgerald said answering a call of shots
having been fired was no reason not to use caution.
According to the Merrillville man who was a witness, the officer that
collided with the motorcyclist kept on driving then pulled over to the side
of the road a ways down from the intersection. He said the other officer
stopped right away.
"I was about 10 feet from where (the motorcyclist) landed. I had my
12-year-old daughter in the car, she just freaked. There was a pool of blood
near his head. The cop knelt down near him and said, 'Hey man are you okay,'
and the guy never responded," the man said.
"To me it was strange because they didn't have their sirens on," the
Merrillville man said. "To me it was clearly his (the officer's) fault. It
was a red light and they didn't have their sirens on."
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Fatal crash probe continues
Fatal crash probe continues
MERRILLVILLE -- Lake County police Monday identified the officer involved in a Sunday night traffic accident that claimed the life of a motorcyclist.
County police said six witnesses at the scene insisted Patrolman David "Wes" Smith had his emergency lights and siren running when the collision took place, despite one witness account to the contrary.
Merrillville police Detective Sgt. Bill Poling on Monday remained tight-lipped about the accident, saying the investigation had been turned over to the Lake County Police Department. "The county will issue any future statements," Poling said.
Michael Higgins, a spokesman for county police, said Monday afternoon, "We will conduct a thorough investigation, whatever the time line."
The Lake County coroner's office and Lake County police Cpl. Glenn Lang said Anthony J. Jagiela, 28, of 6671 Monroe Court, Merrillville, died at The Methodist Hospitals Southlake Campus from injuries he suffered in the accident.
The mishap took place shortly before 8 p.m. at the intersection of U.S. 30 and Taft Street.
Poling said Smith and a second Merrillville officer he would not identify were on their way to a reported shooting in the 3900 block of West 76th Lane at the time of the accident. The coroner's office later ruled that shooting as a suicide.
Smith was westbound on U.S. 30 when Jagiela's northbound motorcycle collided with the driver's side of the squad car, police said.
Smith was treated for minor injuries to the left side of his face and body and a knee before being released at The Methodist Hospitals Southlake Campus. He will remain on leave until released by his doctor, Poling said.
Lang wrote in a police report that he spoke with five civilians and one Merrillville policeman in addition to Merrillville Officer Nathan Schrock, who witnessed the accident and said Smith's car "was traveling with lights and siren activated when the squad car entered the intersection."
One witness said Sunday night that the two Merrillville police cars entered the intersection against the red light and without their sirens on, although their emergency lights were activated.
Services for Jagiela will be arranged through the Rendina Funeral Home.
Jagiela, whose father Wally Jagiela was a former Gary police officer, was a graduate of Andrean High School. It is not yet known whether Jagiela was wearing a helmet at the time of the crash.
MERRILLVILLE -- Lake County police Monday identified the officer involved in a Sunday night traffic accident that claimed the life of a motorcyclist.
County police said six witnesses at the scene insisted Patrolman David "Wes" Smith had his emergency lights and siren running when the collision took place, despite one witness account to the contrary.
Merrillville police Detective Sgt. Bill Poling on Monday remained tight-lipped about the accident, saying the investigation had been turned over to the Lake County Police Department. "The county will issue any future statements," Poling said.
Michael Higgins, a spokesman for county police, said Monday afternoon, "We will conduct a thorough investigation, whatever the time line."
The Lake County coroner's office and Lake County police Cpl. Glenn Lang said Anthony J. Jagiela, 28, of 6671 Monroe Court, Merrillville, died at The Methodist Hospitals Southlake Campus from injuries he suffered in the accident.
The mishap took place shortly before 8 p.m. at the intersection of U.S. 30 and Taft Street.
Poling said Smith and a second Merrillville officer he would not identify were on their way to a reported shooting in the 3900 block of West 76th Lane at the time of the accident. The coroner's office later ruled that shooting as a suicide.
Smith was westbound on U.S. 30 when Jagiela's northbound motorcycle collided with the driver's side of the squad car, police said.
Smith was treated for minor injuries to the left side of his face and body and a knee before being released at The Methodist Hospitals Southlake Campus. He will remain on leave until released by his doctor, Poling said.
Lang wrote in a police report that he spoke with five civilians and one Merrillville policeman in addition to Merrillville Officer Nathan Schrock, who witnessed the accident and said Smith's car "was traveling with lights and siren activated when the squad car entered the intersection."
One witness said Sunday night that the two Merrillville police cars entered the intersection against the red light and without their sirens on, although their emergency lights were activated.
Services for Jagiela will be arranged through the Rendina Funeral Home.
Jagiela, whose father Wally Jagiela was a former Gary police officer, was a graduate of Andrean High School. It is not yet known whether Jagiela was wearing a helmet at the time of the crash.
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And surprisingly, the cops are "investigating" Their gonna pin the whole thing on the biker, and the nest time we read about it, the biker will have been doing a buck eighty, with the guy doing a high-chair......damn piggies. 
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I wonder how many times this has happened.I saw a cop the other day doing at least 80mph through a 30 and setting up for sum s turns like a freaking circle track racer with only the lights going.Fkn pigs, one day this guy will answer to his maker for his sheer stupidity.
R.I.P Anthony
R.I.P Anthony
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THAT'S SOME BS! YOU HAVE TO DRIVE WITH DUE REGARD. JUST BECUASE YOU HAVE LIGHTS AND SIRENS ON, YOU HAVE NO RIGHT TO RUN RED LIGHTS. YOU HAVE TO STOP AND CLEAR THE INTERSECTION. THEN PROCEED WITH CAUTION. THERE WAS A PARAMEDIC BACK HOME IN CLEVELAND WHO DID SOMETHING SIMILAR. HE GOT JAIL TIME FOR MANSLAUGHTER. COVER-UPS SUCK!
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What's upsetting is that if rolls were reversed.... citizen running into a cop.... that person would be doing 20 to life, and the cop; if alive, would have a huge awards ceremony in his honor for being brave and "doing his job" ect, ect. If he were to have died like this biker, he would have recieved a huge service in his memory where all the local PD's come out to pay respect. Gotta love the system huh? 
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Originally posted by H00KED
Hey D-Lish I like that front license plate in your pic bro....tiiiight!
Hey D-Lish I like that front license plate in your pic bro....tiiiight!
R.I.P. 
